ZOOM ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO301280 · llp · incorporated 2007-03-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£37k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£37kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£179.4k£151.3k
Current assets£36.9k£19.0k
Cash£2.5k£5.2k
Debtors£34.4k£13.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  4. 2025-04-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-04-12
    📄
    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  10. 2023-04-12
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  11. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Kelsey Maria appointed
    llp-designated-member
  12. 2023-04-01
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Nicholas appointed
    llp-designated-member
  13. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-13
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2022-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2021-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-01
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2018-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-04-11
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2018-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-04-27
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2016-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2016-04-26
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  27. 2015-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2015-03-17
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, James appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2012-10-01
    ➖
    O'DONNELL, James resigned
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2007-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ZOOM ASSET MANAGEMENT LLP
  31. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Elizabeth appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, James appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Jackson O'Donnell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James O'Donnell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Calderside Farm Calderside Road
Blantyre
Glasgow
G72 0TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

O'DONNELL, Elizabeth→
llp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONNELL, James→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2015-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONNELL, Kelsey Maria→
llp-designated-member · ~26y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONNELL, Nicholas→
llp-designated-member · ~24y · appointed 2023-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DONNELL, James→
llp-designated-member · ~58y · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-25
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2023-04-12
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02